What I did to Seasmikize my Wipi 8.5 Classic was to sew some attach points near
center of leading edge, then run lines from standard front attach points to
these new attach points with a slider on them. When I
sheeted in kite flew normal. when I sheeted out liders would start to move
toward new attach points. The problems I had were 1. Even at full sheet in the
sliders had a tendency to be a bit forward of where I
wanted them. 2. When sheeted out sliders did not go all the way to where I
wanted them, so I got more than stock sheet out but not as much as I wanted.

It was at this point that I abandoned my experiments.

I posted some of this to the group back then.

Steve.
Carson City, Nevada, USA


9/17/2003 6:32:32 AM, "hungvuatnetcomdotca" <hungvu2000@...> wrote:

>--- In kitesurf@yahoogroups.com, georgeiw@a... wrote:
>> The way the middle line goes from being a brake line to the B/A line
>> regulator is similar to the way the lines work in the Cabrinha recon
>system where the
>> front and rear lines are a continuos loop with stoppers to lock it
>into the
>> powered position.
>
>I am not sure who comes up with the "back line/front line as a
>continous loop" idea, Flysurfer or Cabrinha (in their RECON system),
>but I can see that this idea can be used for a 100% fully sheet out
>sled LEI kite (which of course eliminates the safety leash and
>automatically flip the kite over on its back ready for relaunch)
>
>P.S., I do hope that the "back line/front line as a continous loop"
>idea is not patented (I don't think it is as you need some very
>specific application for patenting); otherwise, only one company can
>built 100% fully sheet out sled LEI kite.
>
>Hung.
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